National Law University Delhi in collaboration with Aviakul Group of Companies is inviting well-researched submissions for its 1st International Conference on Aviation Law, scheduled to be held from 11th-12th April 2025. About NLU Delhi The National Law University, Delhi is among India’s leading law universities, ranked second in the National Institutional Ranking Framework for the
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Department of Laws, Panjab University, Chandigarh is organising a National Law Fest: Judicial Jive 2.0 from 31st March – 3rd April, 2025. This National Law Fest will be a blend of various Academic, Cultural and Sports Events. About the University Spread across 550 acres, a state-of-the-art residential campus of Panjab University situated in Heart of
... Continue Reading.SpicyIP Tidbit: Defendant’s use Tips the Scales in DHC’s Ruling on Ex-Parte Injunctions
Image from here [This post is authored by SpicyIP intern Anushka Dhankar. Anushka is a third-year student at the National Law School of India University. She is interested in the AI/copyright interface and hopes to pursue a career in IP litigation, with a dash of AI policy on the side.] Recently, a Division Bench (“DB”)
... Continue Reading.Lawful Owners or Private Licensing Cartels? The Latest Development in the S.33 v. S.30 Saga
The Delhi High Court on March 3 granted an interim injunction to PPL against Azure, restraining the latter from playing PPL’s sound recordings in their restaurants. Highlighting Azure’s argument that PPL is not a copyright society and thus, cannot license out these recordings, SpicyIP intern Anushka Dhankar argues that the judgement fails to substantively engage
... Continue Reading.Frank Voon Joins Jones Day As Partner In Corporate Practice
Frank Voon Joins Jones Day As Partner In Corporate Practice He is a Hong Kong SAR and Australia-qualified lawyer Frank Voon has joined Jones Day as a global corporate partner, encompassing mergers and acquisitions and private equity. He has over two decades of experience advising on complex, cross-border M&A and private equity transactions across multiple
... Continue Reading.COP 16 and the Digital Sequence Information Conundrum in Global ABS Governance: A Critical Appraisal of India’s Stance and Regulatory Gaps
Benefit sharing of DSI (Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources) has been a long-standing controversial issue between parties of the Biodiversity Convention. After years of negotiations, the 2024-25 Conference of Parties (COP) marked a significant step by establishing a multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism (MLS) in the form of the Cali fund. While there are still questions
... Continue Reading.SC Must Definitely Now Feel Most Terribly Ashamed
There can definitely be just no quibbling about the most irrefutable fact that Supreme Court which is the highest court in India must definitely now must feel most terribly ashamed and hang its head in shame that lawless Bihar where even police officers are not safe with two police officers being killed most recently
... Continue Reading.Assumption That Indian Woman Won’t File False Sexual Assault Case Incorrect: Kerala HC
It is definitely in the fitness of things that while setting the record straight, the Kerala High Court at Ernakulam in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Ajith vs State of Kerala & Anr in Crl.MC No. 1124 of 2020 (Crime No.69/2019 of Koppam Police Station, Palakkad
... Continue Reading.INSCO’s resolution plan in Hindustan Glass insolvency moves forward
– On 12th March 2025 Delhi HC notes IBBI’s clarification on RP’s continued role despite suspension– Following this clarification, Workers’ Union of HNGIL withdrew the petition and HC dismissed intervention applications filed by AGI Greenpac– This brings INSCO closer to acquiring HNGIL as CoC is now in a position to proceed with the resolution process
... Continue Reading.Rajasthan Judicial Services (RJS) 2025: Notification, Vacancy Details, Important Dates, Eligibility, and Application Process
The Rajasthan High Court has issued the Rajasthan Judicial Service (RJS) Notification 2025, announcing 44 vacancies for the position of Civil Judge. The application process opened on March 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM and will close on March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM. Vacancy Details The total number of vacancies available is 44, distributed across
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